against 1.20.1 --- liblow.c.orig Wed Dec 25 01:57:16 2002 +++ liblow.c Fri Feb 7 06:29:28 2003 @@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ Gpm_Stst *new = NULL; char* sock_name = 0; - option.consolename = NULL; + if(!checked_con) + option.consolename = NULL; gpm_report(GPM_PR_DEBUG,"VC: %d",flag); Next reinitialization is failed on this if(checked_con == 0) { option.consolename = Gpm_get_console(); checked_con++; } without patch ----- Have a lot of fun.